Welty, Albert

1915 - 1980  (64 years)

• Name	Welty, Albert
  Birth	3 Jun 1915  [1]
  Gender	Male
  Reference Number	WELT.A001
  _FGRAVE	19315895
  Military Service	World War II, Private, Company D, 29th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment, United States Army  [1, 2]
  	Entered active service as a draftee on 22 March 1945 at Chicago, Illinois. Completed basic training and qualified for the military occupational specialty of rifleman (745). Departed the Continental U.S. on 14 September 1945 bound to the Asiatic-Pacific Theater of Operations. Assigned to Company D, 29th Battalion, 6th Infantry Regiment. Earned The Good Conduct Medal, The Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal and The WWII Victory Medal. Honorably discharged as a Private on 20 December 1945 at Jefferson Barracks, Missouri. This information has been posted on the National World War II Memorial's Registry of Remembrances website by Robert Medley Gatewood. It is entered here with his permission. Source: http://www.wwiimemorial.com/Registry/plaque.aspx?honoreeID=1968856
  		United States of America Flag, 48 Stars (1912-1959) In 1912, two stars were added to the United States flag, representing Arizona and New Mexico, bringing the total number of stars to 48. They were arranged in six rows of eight stars each. American fighting men would fight under this flag during four wars: World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and the beginning of the Vietnam War. (In 1959,…
  		United States Army
  		United States Army Enlisted Rank Insignia
  		Military Service Ribbons, Welty, Albert (1915-1980) Contributed by Carl Wayne Gray
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Army
  		Good Conduct Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		Asiatic-Pacific Campaign Medal, United States Armed Forces
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II Victory Medal, United States Military
  		World War II (1939-1945)
  		Asiatic-Pacific Theater, World War II
  		Jefferson Barracks Military Post, Lemay, Missouri
  		Brochure, World War II Memorial, Flora, Illinois, Nov 11, 2007 On Veterans' Day, 2005, the city of Flora, Illinois dedicated a memorial to all known Clay County, Illinois World War II Veterans. Located on the south side of the city library, this is a copy of the brochure honoring that event. This 2007 brochure adds a matrix for locating the memorial brick that was laid in honor of each veteran. …
  		World War II Honoree, Welty, Albert
  Death	2 May 1980  [1, 3]
  Burial	Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois   [1]
  		Headstone, Welty, Opal L. and Albert
  		Headstone, Welty, Albert Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  		Headstone, Welty, Opal L. and Albert Displayed with permission of Lady in Black
  Person ID	I19823	Carl Wayne Gray Research
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Welty, William John,   b. 20 Oct 1886   d. 1 May 1964 (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Gillespie, Laura D.,   b. 23 Feb 1892   d. 30 Aug 1975 (Age 83 years)
  Family ID	F8923	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Slade, Opal L.,   b. 4 Mar 1915   d. 25 Aug 1989 (Age 74 years)
  Marriage	Y  [1]
  Children	1. Welty, D.   2. Welty, B. + 3. Welty, Lora Darlene   d. 15 Nov 1975   4. Welty, Veda   d. Bef 31 Mar 2011   5. Baughman, Dwayne   d. Bef 31 Mar 2011 + 6. Welty, Paul H.,   b. 21 Feb 1941, Clay County, Illinois d. 15 Jan 2013, Flora Rehabilitation and Healthcare Center, Flora, Clay County, Illinois (Age 71 years)   7. Welty, James Richard 'Jim',   b. 24 Oct 1945, Clay County, Illinois d. 26 Apr 2017, Good Samaritan Hospital, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois (Age 71 years) + 8. Welty, Danny Lee,   b. 26 Jul 1954, Flora, Clay County, Illinois d. 31 Mar 2011, Deaconess Hospital, Evansville, Vanderburgh County, Indiana (Age 56 years)
  Family ID	F4525	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Burial - - Elmwood Cemetery, Flora, Clay County, Illinois  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S5412] http://www.findagrave.com, Headstone, Welty, Opal L. and Albert, (http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=19315895), none. (Reliability: 2). [S5212] World War II Honoree, Albert Welty, (https://wwiiregistry.abmc.gov/honoree-plaque/?honoree_id=1968856) (Reliability: 2). [S2654] http://www.findagrave.com, Obituary, Welty, Danny Lee, 56, (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/67700487/danny-lee-welty), none. (Reliability: 2).